Procellariidae
So there were Greats out there!
14 October 2009
While fishing around 30 miles south of Start Point in mid-August, Rob Dart and Paul Bright saw a shearwater and a skua around Rob's boat. Back ashore, Paul sent this photo to Mark Darlaston, whose reply was “Great!” in every way…
Possible Fea's Petrel off Prawle Point
7 September 2009
Mark Darlaston completed a hat-trick of Devon sightings of Fea's Petrel when he spent time seawatching at Prawle Point on 31 August – though he was very nearly side-tracked by an Icterine Warbler!
Devon Sooty & Balearic Shearwater passage records blown away!
4 September 2009
Ivan Lakin, Kevin Rylands, Mark Darlaston, Mike Langman and Tom Bragg were fortunate to witness a unique event off Berry Head on 2 September. During the day a fast-moving Atlantic depression (the rermains of ex-hurricane Danny) swept into the English Channel on a perfect trajectory for a good seawatch, bringing with it poor visibility and strong winds swinging from SW-SE and then SW-W all during the early afternoon and evening before clearing.
Balearic Shearwater off Berry Head
8 July 2009
Last year, some intensive seawatching was carried out off Berry Head monitoring Balearic Shearwaters. Mark Darlaston reports that a few have started to arrive this year.